Japan: attendance rate at educational institutions by type 2023

In the academic year 2023, the enrollment rate of children in Japan for senior high schools, including correspondence courses, reached close to 99 percent. That year, nearly 61 percent of senior high school students entered tertiary education institutions, such as universities and junior colleges, directly after graduation.

 Non-compulsory secondary education

After graduation from junior high school, compulsory education in Japan comes to an end, and students may either find employment or continue their academic path by studying at a senior high school, technical college, or university. As of late, around 1.3 million female students and 1.6 million male students were enrolled in one of the over 800 universities in the country.

 Qualities of the Japanese educational system 

 Japan’s adult literacy rate is at around 99 percent. According to the results of OECD’s PISA Programme, Japanese fifteen-year-olds showcased high levels of education in the international comparison, scoring higher than the OECD standard in all rounds of assessment. The students especially excelled in scientific subjects, reaching mean scores of 536 points in mathematics and 547 points in science. In terms of sports and culture, student clubs are an important part of academic life in Japan. These clubs offer a wide variety of activities such as ball sports, Japanese traditional sports like judo, as well as cultural clubs for arts or tea ceremony among others.

Enrollment rate in school education in Japan in academic year 2023, by institution type

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Release date

December 2023

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

academic year 2023; the Japanese academic year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year

Supplementary notes

Definition of enrollment rate:
1. Kindergartens and integrated centers for childhood education and care: the ratio of children in the first grade who graduated from kindergarten.
2. Senior high schools: the ratio of children who graduated ninth grade and directly enrolled in tenth grade in school education institutions, including those who are enrolled for courses of correspondence education.
3. Universities and junior colleges (enrolled directly on graduation): the ratio of students who graduated twelfth grade and directly enrolled in tertiary education institutions.
4. Universities and junior colleges (including those who did not enroll directly on graduation): the ratio of students who graduated twelfth grade and enrolled in tertiary education institutions after a year or more gaps.

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